The Iranian authorities mentioned right this moment that they’re keen to proceed talks with Ukraine on the Ukrainian passenger aircraft shot down final 12 months in Tehran.
Iran’s Ministry of International Affairs mentioned in a press release they’re “able to proceed with bilateral interactions by way of the embassies of each side and organize conferences between officers from Iran and Ukraine to additional talk about the case,” the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Ukraine Worldwide Airways Flight PS752 was shot down by the Iranian army on Jan. 8, 2020, whereas they have been hanging US army positions in neighboring Iraq. All 176 folks on board perished. Lots of them have been residents of Ukraine and Canada, together with twin residents of the Islamic Republic. Iran mentioned the strike was the results of human error and charged a number of folks in relation to the incident.
Iran and Ukraine have been at odds over the incident for a while. In March, the Ukrainian authorities known as Iran’s report on the incident “deceptive.”
Representatives of each international locations held talks on compensation in June. The Ukrainian aspect confirmed an “unwillingness” to barter on the monetary settlement, the Iranian International Ministry asserted within the assertion. The 2 sides stay involved over the difficulty, based on the Islamic Republic Information Company.
Relatedly, an Iranian army courtroom began hearings into the downed aircraft final week. A report by the households of the victims likewise from final week asserted that Iranian forces used the passengers as human shields whereas hanging the US army.
